2:25 PM.Gisborne-based couple Jo Tito and her partner Todd Sheridan are both full time practicing artists but each have very different visions about their art and where it sits in the context of Maori Art. Audio

2:52 PM.Auckland University's Laurence Simmons explores the work of the 18th century painter, William Hodges, who introduced the beauty of the South Pacific to a fascinated world after travelling with Captain… Read moreAudio

The Australian baritone girds his loins for what he calls the zenith of the Verdi baritone repertoire - the title role of the opera Rigoletto (pictured below).

2:00 The Laugh Track

Canadian comedian Craig Campbell (below), who patriotically picks other comics from the Great North, including Craig Wool, J P Mass and Stewart Francis.

2:25 Jo Tito and Todd Sheridan

Gisborne-based couple Jo Tito and her partner Todd Sheridan are both full time practicing artists but each have very different visions about their art and where it sits in the context of Maori Art. Jo Tito calls herself a storyteller combining her photography with rock painting to communicate the importance of looking after the environment, whilst Todd learnt traditional whakairo techniques to tell contemporary stories with recycled and modern materials.

The versatile British writer Geoff Dyer talks about yoga, not writing a book on D H Lawrence, and why he's inspired by the cult Russian film Stalker; and the beloved novelist and short story writer Witi Ihimaera celebrates his debut, 40 years ago, with the short story collection Pounamu Pounamu.

2:52 Tuhituhi: William Hodges, Cook’s Painter in the South Pacific

Auckland University's Laurence Simmons (right) explores the work of the 18th century painter, who introduced the beauty of the South Pacific to a fascinated world after travelling with Captain James Cook.